Homemade CO2 generator god or bad idea?

Walter9999 said:

Do some research before participating ladies...These diy co2 set ups should be used by all small grow room users...they do make a difference when done properly...one thing over looked in this thread is, included in your formula you MUST provide food for the yeast and sugar to feed off of...that's how the it continues to work over time...multi vitamins added to your mixtures would help many see better results...give it a try again with a little more knowledge

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Did my research then I got here for more info, believe that's the point but thanks for your input. Do you know these vitamins or you just throwing out vitamins? Everything I've read is the sugar is the food not that it somehow eats and needs food...but yes knowledge was what I was searching for when I posted this thanks

I believe he is referring to diammonium phosphate, which is a yeast nutrient added to further nourish yeast in wine making.

It seems as though it's gonna cost more to make a temp one than just buying a premade one

ProHuman said:

I didn't realize sugar needed food. I thought the sugar WAS the food for the yeast.
Please enlighten me, o wise one.

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Yeast do not eat sugar... this is where I learned what I know...G/L
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/162265-co2-via-yeast-right-way.html

Oh, I see. Pass the buck off to someone else, who has nerded up the process.
Scientifically, in that post, that person says [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"[/FONT]Yeast can process sugar..." then goes on to say that yeast does not eat sugar, but rather yeast uses it for an [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"[/FONT]energy source for other chemical reactions".

Let us examine this, shall we?
Yeast is a single cell organism, so I do not imagine it can "eat" anything in the same way we do. Yeast don't have mouths, or digestive tracks, or any other means to turn their "food" source into energy as us.
However, what is it we do when we eat? We process foods we "eat" into energy by chemical reactions in our bodies. In essence, isn't it the same thing?

I mean, if you want to be uber nerdy, and split hairs yeast don't eat sugar, since they don't chew, and swallow the food sources. I see it how it is, you are welcome to look at my journal post, regarding wine making. I created CO2 and alcohol with a simple mix of water, yeast, and honey. The honey is the stuff the yeast ate,.. er.. i mean..
[ROBOT VOICE] "processed for energy by a chemical reaction" [/ROBOT VOICE]

I pointed out that no one was recommending adding the food required to help the process,
i was initially responding to the Socko dude that was rambling early on in this thread, sorry to bother you...you sound real nice

Walter9999 said:

Do some research before participating ladies...These diy co2 set ups should be used by all small grow room users...they do make a difference when done properly...one thing over looked in this thread is, included in your formula you MUST provide food for the yeast and sugar to feed off of...that's how the it continues to work over time...multi vitamins added to your mixtures would help many see better results...give it a try again with a little more knowledge

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No, you came in here, and called at least 2 of us ladies, while trying to act like you know much more than we do.

Walter9999 said:

I pointed out that no one was recommending adding the food required to help the process,
i was initially responding to the Socko dude that was rambling early on in this thread, sorry to bother you...you sound real nice

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I will say it again, that no food is required, the sugar is the food.

I'd say you're a little thin skinned...AMF

Walter9999 said:

I'd say you're a little thin skinned...AMF

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As are you lmao

breathing in the tent will put more co2 off than a couple of jugs of brew